Ian McDiarmid
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday11 August 1944 (82 years old)
Place of birthCarnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Known credits62
Biography
Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director best known for portraying Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film series. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances. Wikipedia
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022 · Darth Sidious (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 · Self - Emperor Palpatine
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Emperor Palpatine (voice)
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Emperor Palpatine
Britannia
2018 · King Pellenor
The Lost City of Z
2017 · Sir George Goldie
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 · Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015 · Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
2014 · Emperor Palpatine
Star Wars Rebels
2014 · Emperor Palpatine (voice)
37 Days
2014 · Sir Edward Grey
Utopia
2013 · Anton
The Odds
2009
Margaret
2009 · Denis Thatcher
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
City of Vice
2008 · Henry Fielding
Our Hidden Lives
2005 · B. Charles
Elizabeth I
2005 · Lord Burghley
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
2005 · Host
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 · Sir Edward Hyde
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Chancellor Palpatine
Spooks
2002 · Prof. Fred Roberts
Crime and Punishment
2002 · Porfiry
Crime and Punishment
2002 · Porfiry
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001 · Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000 · Self
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Dr. Lancaster
All the King's Men
1999 · Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999 · Prof. Levi
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Senator Palpatine
Great Expectations
1999 · Jaggers
Great Expectations
1999 · Jaggers
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997 · Ronald Callender
Touching Evil
1997 · Ronald Hinks
Hillsborough
1996 · Doctor Popper, Coroner
Karaoke
1996 · Oliver Morse
Restoration
1995 · Ambrose
Annie: A Royal Adventure
1995 · Dr. Eli Eon
Heart of Darkness
1994 · Doctor
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 · Dr. Vatisenko
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988 · Arthur
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Dostoevsky
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